Avg High Temp = 100 degrees (Same as 2009)
Avg Low Temp = 72 degrees (Same as 2009)
Avg Humidity = .24 percent (2009 was 22 percent)
Avg Wind Speed = 16 mph (2009 was 15 mph)
Total Rain = .06 hundredths of an inch (2009 was .39 inches)
Days with wind speed above 20 mph = 9 (2009 was 7 days)
Days with temperature above 100 degrees = 19 (2009 was 20)
High temperature for July = 105 degrees (2009 was 108)
July has been hot, but right about normal. This July was actually a little cooler than last year, but drier as well.
July winds were actually pretty calm, most winds over 20 mph were of short duration.
We have likely seen our hottest weather for the year. And history says the evenings will be cooler in August than in July.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
June Weather Report
Last month I stated that "the El Nino pattern that has dominated Toquerville weather this year, has now passed." That turned out to not quite be true. June was unusually cool, crops and fruit are well behind their normal course. Historically, El Nino's influence continues through June and into early July.
Avg high temp = 92.5 (2009, 89)
Avg Low temp = 63.0 (2009, 63)
Avg wind speed = 17 (2009, 16)
Avg humidity = 22% (2009, 23)
Total rain = .18 inches (2009, .06)
Days above 100 degrees = 6 (2009, 5)
With the year half over, Toquerville has received 8.77 inches of rain, well above the annual average of 7 inches.
Avg high temp = 92.5 (2009, 89)
Avg Low temp = 63.0 (2009, 63)
Avg wind speed = 17 (2009, 16)
Avg humidity = 22% (2009, 23)
Total rain = .18 inches (2009, .06)
Days above 100 degrees = 6 (2009, 5)
With the year half over, Toquerville has received 8.77 inches of rain, well above the annual average of 7 inches.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
May 2010 Weather Data
The El Nino weather pattern that dominated Toquerville weather since early January, continued much of its influence through May, but has now dissipated and will likely have little affect for the rest of the year. Normal temperatures seem to have returned. Still, May was significantly cooler than last year for both the average high and average low. Precipitation has returned to normal, about the same as last year.
Precipitation = .12 hundredths of an inch. (last year was .14 hundredths of an inch)
Average high temp = 77 degrees. (Last year was 88 degrees)
Average low temp = 51 degrees. (Last year was 60.7 degrees)
Average humidity = 24 percent. (Last year was 23 percent)
Average wind speed was 20 mph. (Last year was 22.45 mph) These figures only represent the average high wind speed. What the numbers don’t tell is that the ferocity and length of the winds was significantly less this May than last.
Precipitation = .12 hundredths of an inch. (last year was .14 hundredths of an inch)
Average high temp = 77 degrees. (Last year was 88 degrees)
Average low temp = 51 degrees. (Last year was 60.7 degrees)
Average humidity = 24 percent. (Last year was 23 percent)
Average wind speed was 20 mph. (Last year was 22.45 mph) These figures only represent the average high wind speed. What the numbers don’t tell is that the ferocity and length of the winds was significantly less this May than last.
Monday, May 3, 2010
April Weather Data
April has been a bit of an anomaly, weatherwise. We had no freezing temperatures in March, but on April 6th, it froze in Toquerville. It was 32 degrees and froze tender crops like tomatoes and peppers, it also froze some fruit, though not all. I lost about 90% of my apricots, but not nothing else. Peaches and pears were unaffected.
Avg High = 68 (last year was 70 degrees for April)
Avg Low = 45 (last year was 46 degrees for April)
So temperatures are a little lower this year than last.
Avg Humidity = .33% (last year was 29%)
Avg Wind Speed = 18 mph (last year was 17 mph)
Rainfall = .75 inches, 8.47 inches since January 1st
Last year we received .37 inches during April, and 3.12 inches from January through April. So rainfall for April is double from last year, and to date, was almost triple last year's rainfall.
Toquerville had 8 days with winds of 20 mph or greater. Last year we had 11 days of winds 20 mph or greater.
Temperatures remain below normal. Morning lows are also well below normal. The El Nino weather pattern continues to affect our weather, delivering above normal rainfall, and more southerly winds instead of the stronger northerly winds.
Avg High = 68 (last year was 70 degrees for April)
Avg Low = 45 (last year was 46 degrees for April)
So temperatures are a little lower this year than last.
Avg Humidity = .33% (last year was 29%)
Avg Wind Speed = 18 mph (last year was 17 mph)
Rainfall = .75 inches, 8.47 inches since January 1st
Last year we received .37 inches during April, and 3.12 inches from January through April. So rainfall for April is double from last year, and to date, was almost triple last year's rainfall.
Toquerville had 8 days with winds of 20 mph or greater. Last year we had 11 days of winds 20 mph or greater.
Temperatures remain below normal. Morning lows are also well below normal. The El Nino weather pattern continues to affect our weather, delivering above normal rainfall, and more southerly winds instead of the stronger northerly winds.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
March Weather Data
Toquerville received 2.16 inches of rain in March, 7.70 inches since January 1st, which exceeds our annual average. This amount of rainfall is about triple what is normal for the end of March.
Average wind speed for March was 21 mph, a little above last year. And we had 12 days with winds above 20 mph, about the same as last year.
The average high temperature for the month was 60 degrees, the average low was 40 degrees. For 2009 it was 64 degrees for the avg high and 40 degrees for the avg low.
The average wind speed for the month was 21 mph. The average for 2009 was 18 mph
Average humidity for the month was 37%
The El Nino weather pattern continues to dominate the Toquerville weather. The jet stream tracks far south of its normal position, which brings in these southerly, wet, Pacific storms, thus the increased rain we have received. The El Nino pattern typically continues up to, or into, the month of June.
April 1st is Toquerville’s typical frost free date, which is interesting, because April 1st could be one of our colder days, and nights, of the season.
Interestingly, our last freeze occurred on February 26th. The low temperatures for the month of March was 34 degrees on March 12th. It should be safe to plant any garden crops now.
Average wind speed for March was 21 mph, a little above last year. And we had 12 days with winds above 20 mph, about the same as last year.
The average high temperature for the month was 60 degrees, the average low was 40 degrees. For 2009 it was 64 degrees for the avg high and 40 degrees for the avg low.
The average wind speed for the month was 21 mph. The average for 2009 was 18 mph
Average humidity for the month was 37%
The El Nino weather pattern continues to dominate the Toquerville weather. The jet stream tracks far south of its normal position, which brings in these southerly, wet, Pacific storms, thus the increased rain we have received. The El Nino pattern typically continues up to, or into, the month of June.
April 1st is Toquerville’s typical frost free date, which is interesting, because April 1st could be one of our colder days, and nights, of the season.
Interestingly, our last freeze occurred on February 26th. The low temperatures for the month of March was 34 degrees on March 12th. It should be safe to plant any garden crops now.
Monday, March 1, 2010
February Weather
Toquerville received 2.5 inches of rain in February, verses 1.6 inches in 2009.
Rain received so far this year? 5.58 inches, vs 2.75 in 2009, and well above average
Average wind speed for February was 14 mph, verses 10 mph in 2009
Average High temperature for February was 52, 55 degrees was the average in 2009
Average Low temperature for February was 36 degrees, exactly what it was in 2009
Toquerville had 1 fog day, and 1 inch of snow in February.
Average humidity was 47%, it was 42% in 2009
Toquerville received a full 60 more minutes of daylight in February.
The El Nino weather pattern continues to influence Toquerville weather, with the southerly tracking storms continuing to bring rain to southern Utah and northern Arizona. We can expect a greener than normal spring in the hills and desert areas of Washington County, as well as more weeds, and not to mention a large number of the beet leafhopper, which carries the curly top virus.
Rain received so far this year? 5.58 inches, vs 2.75 in 2009, and well above average
Average wind speed for February was 14 mph, verses 10 mph in 2009
Average High temperature for February was 52, 55 degrees was the average in 2009
Average Low temperature for February was 36 degrees, exactly what it was in 2009
Toquerville had 1 fog day, and 1 inch of snow in February.
Average humidity was 47%, it was 42% in 2009
Toquerville received a full 60 more minutes of daylight in February.
The El Nino weather pattern continues to influence Toquerville weather, with the southerly tracking storms continuing to bring rain to southern Utah and northern Arizona. We can expect a greener than normal spring in the hills and desert areas of Washington County, as well as more weeds, and not to mention a large number of the beet leafhopper, which carries the curly top virus.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
January 2010 Weather Data
In 2009, Toquerville received 1.14 inches of rain in January.
In 2010, Toquerville received 3.09 inches of rain–almost triple the previous year.
And if February is equal to last year (1.61 inches), Toquerville will have received almost 75% of its annual rain in two months. The pattern bodes well for a good water year.
In 2009, the average high temperature for January was 51.26, and the average low 32.97.
In 2010, the average high temperature for January was 48.74, and the average low 32.84
In 2009, the average wind speed for January was 17 mph. The average wind speed for January 2010 was 11 mph.
Toquerville also had one fog day, January 23rd.
Average humidity for January 2010? 49%
So January 2010 has been wetter and cooler than 2009, and that makes sense, more cloud cover, more rain, less radiation reaches the ground, thus cooler temperatures.
And we are in an El Nino pattern, so Utah should receive more rain than normal, more storms come from the south, which means less wind for Toquerville, which is exactly what we had.
Toquerville also received 40 more minutes of daylight in January.
In 2010, Toquerville received 3.09 inches of rain–almost triple the previous year.
And if February is equal to last year (1.61 inches), Toquerville will have received almost 75% of its annual rain in two months. The pattern bodes well for a good water year.
In 2009, the average high temperature for January was 51.26, and the average low 32.97.
In 2010, the average high temperature for January was 48.74, and the average low 32.84
In 2009, the average wind speed for January was 17 mph. The average wind speed for January 2010 was 11 mph.
Toquerville also had one fog day, January 23rd.
Average humidity for January 2010? 49%
So January 2010 has been wetter and cooler than 2009, and that makes sense, more cloud cover, more rain, less radiation reaches the ground, thus cooler temperatures.
And we are in an El Nino pattern, so Utah should receive more rain than normal, more storms come from the south, which means less wind for Toquerville, which is exactly what we had.
Toquerville also received 40 more minutes of daylight in January.
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